57-mJ 20-Hz multipass laser amplifier based on Yb:CaF 2 crystals (orale)

Florence Friebel (1) , Alain Pellegrina (2) , Dimitrios Papadopoulos (2) , Patrice Camy (3) , Jean-Louis Doualan (3) , Richard Moncorge (3) , Patrick Georges (1) , Frédéric Druon (1)

1 Laboratoire Charles Fabry / Lasers
2 LULI - Laboratoire pour l'utilisation des lasers intenses
3 CIMAP - UMR 6252 - Centre de recherche sur les Ions, les MAtériaux et la Photonique

We are presenting a 57 mJ multipass amplifier based on Yb:CaF 2 operating at 20 Hz. Special attention has been given to the thermal measurement and management in order to push it to the 100 Hz regime.

Mots clés: Lasers; ytterbium; (1403480) Lasers; diode-pumped; Laser amplifiers; Thermal lensing

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

Florence Friebel, Alain Pellegrina, Dimitrios Papadopoulos, Patrice Camy, Jean-Louis Doualan, et al.. 57-mJ 20-Hz multipass laser amplifier based on Yb:CaF 2 crystals (orale). JNCO (Journées Nationales des Cristaux pour l'Optique), Jun 2013, Cherbourg, France. ⟨hal-01368407⟩